Last fall, I posted a SCN online course called “Writing About Your Mom without Guilt,” an offshoot from a workshop I conducted at the last SCN conference in Texas. Within days, I reached my maximum number of eight students. Len Leatherwood, online course coordinator, said, “Who knew there were so many women wanting to write […]
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Endings as Prologue to New Beginnings
I could see my husband was depressed. I didn’t realize I was the source of his unhappiness. We were adjusting to the empty-nest phase of life as our recently-married daughters were increasing the family at a rate of six babies in five years. Hoping counseling would help, I faithfully met my husband at the counselor’s […]
Would I, Could I, Should I Write a Memoir?
“We’ve encountered three s’s that waylay writers on the way to writing their truths: secrets, silence and shame.” Linda Joy Myers, PhD and Brooke Warner, from their book, The Magic of Memoir This month of March 2021 I am teaching a memoir writing course on Zoom for SCN, ‘Would I, Could I, Should I Write […]
Severe Behavior Problems
During a Book Event via Zoom for my novel-in-stories, Floating in the Neversink, one of the attendees asked me to recall the worst thing that happened professionally. What could I answer? Should I mention the rejection letter I received from a writing contest addressed to Miss Wilson, wondering if the real Miss Wilson received my […]
My Life As Pentimento
For many of us, writing is a journey of self-discovery, full of delights and surprises. I never set out to write a memoir. I had no plan or outline, no clear beginning and an unknown conclusion. It just became one along the way. Eight years ago, I had just discovered that my daughter was a […]
The Better Story: Why I Prefer Fiction
Editor’s Note: Stories and their authors can be our teachers. They help us enhance our perceptions and sharpen our writing skills. Like many women writers, I was influenced at a young age by one specific book. It wasn’t Little Women, the inspiration for many young girls who identified with the creative, spirited Jo. My pivotal […]
